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在我小學的時候我媽給了我一捲卡帶，我媽說這捲卡帶可以讓你學台語，而且台詞很多會讓你快速入眠。於是之後的很多個晚上在我床頭不斷地放著此張專輯。感謝兒時的驚人記憶力，至今我仍將每首歌的歌詞倒背如流。但在很多年之後，我才知道這些在腦海中不斷盤旋重複的歌曲，都在講一段時空的集體記憶。又過了很多年之後，我才知道當時這捲唱片被新聞局列為禁歌。

這個系列來自於黑名單工作室（王明輝、陳明瑜、陳明章）於1989年所製的抓狂歌專輯中的“民主阿草“，根據歌中的歌詞，我繪製了許多影像，這些影像大多參考自當時的新聞事件、真實人物，裡面包括美麗島事件、施明德受審、桃園機場事件、野百合學運等等。同時，與多其餘的圖片則參雜了電影、漫畫畫面，與個人虛構。

民主阿草的原版歌曲可以在各大網站上抓到，或是可以參照youtube

This series of drawing is created based on “A Democracy Bumpkin”(民主阿草)—a song by Black List in the album of Song of Madness. Combing its style of folk, rock and rap, the lyrics of “A Democracy Bumpkin” depicts the socio-political background of Taiwan in the end of 80s’ where the society is in a transition from military dictatorship into democracy. With the desire of social change and the ongoing political unrest, student movements and protests started to burst in the street of Taipei.
Some of the drawing come from real photos of protesters, politicians and dissidents, while some others are purely fictional.

透早出門天青青 Woke up in this morning with a blue clear sky

歸陣散步來到西門町 took a walk to the down town

看到歸路的警察與憲兵，全身武裝的向頭行 On my way, the military and the police were everywhere. They were carrying all kind of weapons and marching forward.

咱來借問矣警察先生　是不是要反攻大陸準備戰爭？ I came to the policeman and asked him if we’re attacking the mainland Chinese and staging wars?

警察笑笑說少年家，政治的歹事你不倘睬那多。 The policeman smiled and said: ‘young man, don’t mess with politics.’

彼邊有人在冤家，你卡緊返去才是好子弟 Some people are fighting over the street, go home in no time and stay out of trouble.

哪無 乎人抓去籠 仔 底。你就會 叫天 搆叫地。
Or someone will put you behind the bars. You’ll see and you will have fun.

其餘待續。